A man armed with a gun in front of the First United Methodist Church in Millington, Tenn., was shot and wounded by police Sunday afternoon after the man refused to lower or drop his weapon, police said.

The police-involved shooting took place at around 2 p.m. in the 8000 Block of Wilkinsville near School.

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DeSoto County Sheriff Bill Rasco jokingly calls the new jail the "Hernando Hilton," but don't expect a plush stay.

"It's not anything extravagant but it is to do the job that we need to do to protect the citizens of Desoto County," Sheriff Rasco said.

The first inmates were being moved Monday into the $14 million

Tennessee residents can now visit a doctor by telephone for relief from minor ailments.

A service called Apogee Doctor on Call charges $50 per contact for physician consultations. The Tennessean reported Arizona-based Apogee Physicians said Tennessee is the pilot state for its remote program, partly because the